Bouasone Bouphavanh
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Bouasone Bouphavanh (born in 1954 in Salavan Province) is the prime minister of Laos. He was officially appointed to the office by the National Assembly of Laos on June 8, 2006, during a major government reshuffle. He replaced Bounnhang Vorachith who became vice president. Bouasone had previously served as first deputy prime minister since October 3, 2003. Before that, he was third deputy prime minister and was president of the State Planning Committee.
Trained in the Soviet Union and appointed prime minister at the age of 52, Bouasone is part of a new generation of leaders in the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. He ranks seventh in the Politburo. In 1975, shortly before the fall of Vientiane to the Pathet Lao, he was a student activist who played a key role in protests against the previous regime. He is considered a protege of former party leader Khamtai Siphandon.
References
- Lauras, Didier (June 8, 2006). ["Laos appoints Bouasone Bouphavanh prime minister"], Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo!).
- Ganjanakhundee, Supalak (June 9, 2006). ["Choummaly endorsed as president of Laos"], The Nation.
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